Journal tagged by Designers

The fifth issue of Nico, published from Luxembourg by my Colophon partner Mike Koedinger, is out this week. Over 200 pages of goodness, including an interview with Harry Peccinotti (one of the team behind the original version of Nova) and...

Kuchar Swara has given the rather tired Spectator a much-needed redesign, its first since the eighties. And very elegant it is too. New York-based typographer Joshau Darden was commissioned to redraw the logo, removing the previous clumsy ‘CT’ ligature, and...

Last-minute news of an event tonight: the Ride Journal team are giving a talk at the Howies store in Carnaby Street, London. Just Breathe has a report and pictures from the recent Unter dem Motto fair in Berlin. A couple...

The problems of buying/enjoying magazines vs the industrial distribution system. A must-read piece from Michael at LineFeed. ASME announce this years shortlists for twelve categories for the best front covers of the year. Includes the vital 'Best Vampire' selection. It’s...

I got to see the Brit Designs of the Year show at the Design Museum last week. It’s well worth a visit, featuring the usual extraordinarily varied mix of print, products, fashion and buildings from across ther globe. This year...

Editorial designer Chris Brawn, currently art director of movie magazine Sight & Sound, will be talking about ‘The role of heritage and content in a 21st century magazine’ this Thursday evening at LCC, Elephant & Castle, London SE1. Full details...